LAX departures back near normal: 4% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 6:48 AM PST
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Initial Observed
LAX departures running late: 48% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 25 departures that took off between 12:11 AM and 1:11 AM PST, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. LAX typically sees 18% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 12:11 AM–1:11 AM PST Sample 25 flights, 12 late (48%) Comparison 18% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 AM hour Median delay 5.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 09:11 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules Provenance observed_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
Recovery Observed
LAX departures back near normal: 4% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 61% at worst → 4% now
Of 26 departures that took off between 5:48 AM and 6:48 AM PST, 1 left at least 15 minutes late. LAX typically sees 8% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 18% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:48 AM–6:48 AM PST Sample 26 flights, 1 late (4%) Comparison 8% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour Median delay 0.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 14:48 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules Provenance observed_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?